Song Yuqing turned on the TV, and Kanem National TV was playing a speech by President Habri. Habri expressed regret that the ban bill passed the federal parliament, but he would respect the decision of the majority of federal members and sign the bill so that it could be passed.
It officially comes into effect at midnight today...
Yang Deshan and Xie Sipeng looked a little pale. In order to protect domestic production enterprises and promote domestic cement investment and increase production, Kanem significantly increased tariffs. They all understood it, but they never expected that Kanem would directly ban cement imports. Their hands and feet felt cold for a while.
, as if a basin of ice water was poured down from the head, the corners of the mouth were trembling but I didn’t know what to say!
Little Tubman noticed their abnormality and asked curiously: "Mr. Xie, Mr. Yang, what's wrong? Why do you suddenly look so bad? Does this bill have anything to do with you?"
"We bought 30,000 tons of cement from China and have already shipped it out of the country. We will arrive at the Port of Dracula in three or four days..." Xie Sipeng said calmly.
He knew very well that there was no point in hiding it at this time.
Even though some people here may be gloating about the misfortune, after all, only by speaking out can we find the possibility of turning a corner - Tubman Jr. and Abacha may be able to help a little bit.
"Ah, why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known about this, I would have reminded you," Cao Mo did not forget to stab them in the chest twice more, and said with a look of "pity" and "annoyance" for them,
"What should we do now? We are going to Dracula Port in three or four days. Do you buy bulk cement or bagged cement from China? Of course, there is no need to rush. Although the bill has been passed and taken effect, Dracula
It’s hard to say whether Mogang will strictly enforce it. Maybe we can smooth things over and let them in..."
Cao Mo was secretly amused that such a powerful force behind Kanem State was pushing for the passage of this bill. He was thinking about blocking all channels for cement imports. How could it be possible for someone to easily account for more than 80% of Kanem's national cement import loading and unloading volume?
Did Dracula Port let people take advantage of it?
Everyone else looked at each other, even if they felt gloating, but as long as they were still friends on the surface, they tried their best to pretend to be concerned and comforting.
"Kanaim's mouth is sealed, but Benin and Liberia can still import cement. You can transfer the cement to these countries for sale..." Little Tubman suggested kindly.
Xie Sipeng and Yang Deshan were both frowning.
Cao Mo, who has carefully studied the Kanem Cement market and policies during this period, certainly knows where their pain points are.
Whether it is bulk cement or bagged cement, it is impossible for Xie Sipeng and others to wait until the goods arrive at Draculamo before finding a buyer.
They must have found a buyer in Dracula Mo long before this batch of cement was shipped from China, and even signed the contract long ago, and even took away the buyer's deposit.
Only in this way, the buyer's professional team will take over the unloading, transportation, and storage of the ship directly upon arrival at the port. It is most convenient for Xie Sipeng and others to make money.
Since this buyer is running a cement business in Kanem, it is impossible not to pay attention to the changes in relevant policies, but the other party did not remind Xie Sipeng and Yang Deshan at all. Didn't they clearly want to trick them?
The relevant motions were not suddenly considered at Kanem, and it would be difficult for Xie Sipeng to use a force majeure clause to abrogate the contract.
Now that cement cannot enter Hong Kong, they want to terminate the contract with the buyer. How come there is no compensation?
Apart from this contract dispute, it seems that these 30,000 tons of cement can be shipped to surrounding countries to find buyers.
However, whether it is Benin or Liberia, these countries do not have large-scale crude oil exports, and their industrial base is as weak as Kanem.
These countries do not have large amounts of foreign exchange earnings, and their ability to purchase international goods is far weaker than that of Kanem. At the same time, the scale of municipal construction initiated in the country is also far smaller than that of Kanem.
In fact, cement prices in Kanem are extremely high, while those in neighboring countries are much lower.
As a commodity with a short sales radius, cement has extremely high transportation costs. The reason why some people travel across the ocean to import cement to Kanaim is because the terrifying price difference covers the high transportation costs.
In other words, this batch of cement can only make a lot of money if it is transported into Kanem from China. If it is shipped to Kanem’s surrounding countries for sale, the normal transportation costs may not be able to be earned back.
Another point is that Xie Sipeng and others are now immediately going to nearby countries such as Benin and Liberia to find buyers. It may take more than a month to go through the whole set of procedures.
After this delay of more than a month, the chartering company would not think that it was their responsibility and would require Si Peng and Yang Deshan to pay additional detention fees, and this was not a small sum.
Cao Mo couldn't help but secretly calculate how much Xie Sipeng, Yang Deshan and the others would have to lose in order to get out of this deal.
Xie Sipeng could more or less feel Cao Mo's concern and hidden gloating about his misfortune.
He is not a young brother who has just joined the world. How can he believe that people are kind so easily?
However, he still honestly introduced the situation of their ship of cement: "The 30,000-ton bulk ship does not have a self-loading and unloading device..."
"This seems to be more troublesome!" Cao Mo said, smacking his lips.
In the international cement trade, bagged cement is shipped in containers. The cost of shipping and loading and unloading at the port is relatively high. It is currently relatively rare in international cement trade and transportation.
Bulk shipping and loading and unloading costs in and out of ports are low, but if there is no self-loading and unloading device, you need to dock at a port with loading and unloading equipment.
Now Xie Sipeng and others have to find a suitable unloading port and a suitable buyer on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, which is even more difficult.
Cao Mo didn't know what kind of pheasant ship owner Xie Sipeng and the others had found to transport cargo, but he didn't even have a self-unloading device.
Little Tubman, Abacha and Xie Sipeng's two other friends could only say a few comforting words like Cao Mo, but they couldn't help.
Naturally, the poker game was in no mood to continue. After settling the chips, Cao Mo won another six thousand US dollars that night. Knowing that Xie Sipeng and Yang Deshan still had to discuss countermeasures, he did not rush to the Lana Del Rey Hotel with the impatient Abacha.
Instead of going to Yibogu, he drove back to the dormitory with Song Yuqing and Wang Wen first.
With the diesel generator providing power, life in the dormitory was much more comfortable. It was already getting late, so Wang Wen went back to his room to sleep. Song Yuqing asked Cao Mo strangely:
"How did you know so early that Yang Deshan and the others purchased cement from China and shipped it to Kanem?"
"Sister Yuqing, you are not stupid either." Cao Mo lay carelessly on Song Yuqing's bed and blew on the air conditioner.
"I saw the content of the text message Abacha showed you. You already knew that the bill had been passed. After the game, you asked me to turn on the TV to watch the news on Kanem National TV. Only a fool could not guess that.
You deliberately showed it to Xie Sipeng, Yang Deshan and the others!" Song Yuqing glanced at Cao Mo, "They will lose a lot of money this time, right?"
"Who knows? Xie Sipeng has many contacts in Draculamore. He has contacts with both the black and white circles, as well as the nine sects and the three sects. Maybe I asked him to smoothen the relationship, or think of some other way to transport the cement in? Canem's
Don’t you know how confusing the bureaucracy is?”
"Will they transport cement into Kanem through smuggling channels?" Song Yuqing asked curiously.
Cao Mo considered Yan Zhicheng's background in Draculamore, and Xie Sipeng might seek connections through Yan Zhicheng to see if it was possible to bypass Kanem Customs and transport cement in.
Especially after tonight, the price of cement in Kanem is destined to skyrocket again. Just driven by profit, they may rack their brains and find ways to smuggle cement into Kanem.
However, he and Song Yuqing held hands and said that this matter had nothing to do with him.
What worries him now is that after the price of Kanem cement skyrockets tomorrow, he has hoarded nearly 8,000 tons of cement clinker in the early stage. What price should he give to the cement factory at the right price?
Nearly 8,000 tons of cement clinker may seem like a lot, but the density of cement clinker is more than three times higher than that of water. It can barely fill the warehouse of more than 800 square meters. It cost Cao Mo more than 400,000 US dollars in total, which is worth it.
The price of domestic finished cement has increased.
Although he also holds the majority interest in the cement plant, and the Abacha and Felician families only hold a small part, the brothers are still settling the accounts. Cao Mo secretly decided to convert the cement clinker to cement according to the actual market tomorrow.
factory.
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The next day, while Cao Mo was still sleeping, Abacha's call came in, shouting to tell him that ordinary cement had soared to 260 US dollars per ton at the Deculamo Building Materials Market this morning, urging Cao Mo to
Mo quickly returned to Ibogu and directly put the batch of clinker he had hoarded into the ball mill for grinding.
The production equipment for the front-end processes such as crushing and calcination has not yet been built, but that is the process of cooking raw cement. As long as there is clinker, the second half of grinding and filling can be put into use directly by borrowing the existing warehouse in the mining area and installing the equipment.
Operation.
This means that after equipment debugging, 8,000 tons of cement clinker can be directly made into bags of finished cement and sent to the hungry market.
The scale of municipal construction in Draculamo City has been quite large in the past two years, and the construction period has been limited. The cement supply gap has suddenly opened up so much. It can be predicted that prices will continue to rise for quite some time in the future.
And even if they earn an extra $100 per ton of cement, if this batch of clinker is made into finished products and sold, it can almost offset the initial construction cost of the cement plant.
With such huge profits, it's no wonder Abacha is so excited.
After Cao Mo got up, he didn't see Yang Deshan and Guo Jian, and he didn't know if they came back last night. He took Ade and Oru and rushed directly to Yibogu Village. Abacha was already waiting impatiently for the entrance of the tribe's village.
"You're so cool!" When he saw Cao Mo coming over, Abacha gave him a thumbs up, praised him in the Chinese he had just learned, and even raised his butt happily, completely ignoring the people in front of his driver and bodyguards.
Image of a municipal councilor.
"..." Cao Mo smiled. Seeing that Abacha praised him for being so ruthless, he decided to convert the cement clinker into the cement factory at the original price. After all, he still used undivided funds from gold mines and farms to hoard it.
"When will the finished cement be produced? Several friends already knew that the Sika family and the Felician family invested in building a cement factory. They called me early in the morning and asked me when can I supply it to their construction sites?" Abacha couldn't wait.
asked, "They all promised a good price."
Cao Mo said: "Just after the ban, there are still a lot of stocks in the building materials markets and large and small construction sites in Kanem, and the prices have not yet reached a good price - after the grinding and filling equipment have been debugged, they are all
Trial production is possible. As long as we can produce and someone comes to purchase goods, we will sell them in batches. We will not stock up or pre-sell. We will place orders and the price will follow the market of the day..."
Cao Mo didn't know how crazy the cement market in Kanem would go, nor what would calm down. The rainy season would soon enter. The storage conditions in the mining area were too crude and the moisture-proof foundation was very poor. He didn't know what to do.
Maybe they can stock up on finished cement and sell as much as they can produce. That would be good enough for them.
Of course, at this time, we have to thank them because they are too strapped for funds. They do not use mechanical loading and unloading in several work sections, but use manual loading and unloading. Only then can different work sections be put into production separately without affecting each other.
Otherwise, it will take two months for the entire cement plant to be fully put into production.
It is certainly not too late to start production in two months, but in the process of two months, we have to watch the price of cement soar, but we can't reach out to make money. Isn't this the uncomfortable feeling that day when I saw Song Yuqing's upper body but couldn't do anything?